# Tax Brackets on The No Agenda Show

Tax Brackets comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2009 to November 2019.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2009 – November 2019
- **Related topics:** [Amt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amt.md), [Congressional Budget Office](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/congressional-budget-office.md), [Elizabeth Warren](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elizabeth-warren.md), [Gold Coins](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gold-coins.md), [Irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md), [Legal Tender](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legal-tender.md), [Medicare For All](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicare-for-all.md), [Middle Class](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/middle-class.md), [Wages](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wages.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Elizabeth Warren Healthcare Plan and Middle Class Definition

- **Episode:** [1187: Predeceased](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1187-predeceased.md)
- **Published:** 2019-11-03
- **Time:** 21:48–29:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1187-predeceased/chapter/elizabeth-warren-healthcare-plan-and-middle-class-definition.md

Elizabeth Warren released a $52 trillion plan to fund Medicare for All, claiming she would not raise taxes on the middle class. The proposal faces criticism regarding the lack of a concrete economic definition for "middle class" and the historical impact of bracket creep, where inflation pushes taxpayers into higher brackets without an increase in real wealth.

Keywords: [elizabeth warren](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elizabeth-warren.md), [medicare for all](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicare-for-all.md), [middle class](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/middle-class.md), [tax brackets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-brackets.md), bracket creep

### Alternative Minimum Tax History, CBO Projections

- **Episode:** [396: 200 Hundred Million Ninjas](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/396-200-hundred-million-ninjas.md)
- **Published:** 2012-04-01
- **Time:** 40:31–44:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/396-200-hundred-million-ninjas/chapter/alternative-minimum-tax-history-cbo-projections.md

The history of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is traced back to 1970 when Treasury Secretary Joseph Barr discovered 155 high-income households paid zero taxes. Current CBO projections suggest the Buffett Rule would only generate $47 billion over ten years, a fraction of the overall deficit.

Keywords: [amt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amt.md), joseph barr, [congressional budget office](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/congressional-budget-office.md), [tax brackets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-brackets.md), 1970

### Paying Wages in Gold, IRS Tax Implications

- **Episode:** [108: Waxman Is A Dick](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/108-waxman-is-a-dick.md)
- **Published:** 2009-06-28
- **Time:** 48:43–50:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/108-waxman-is-a-dick/chapter/paying-wages-in-gold-irs-tax-implications.md

A listener inquiry explores the legality of paying employees in gold coins to lower their reported income for tax purposes. While a $50 gold coin is technically legal tender for its face value, the IRS requires taxes to be paid based on the fair market value of the asset. The hosts conclude that the government would not allow such a loophole to function in practice.

Keywords: [gold coins](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gold-coins.md), [irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md), [legal tender](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legal-tender.md), [tax brackets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-brackets.md), [wages](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wages.md)

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